European Patent Office

T 0565/16 of 12.02.2021

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2021:T056516.20210212
Date of decision
12 February 2021
Case number
T 0565/16
Petition for review of
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Application number
07842194.8
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
No distribution (D)
OJ versions
No OJ links found
Other decisions for this case
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Abstracts for this decision
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Application title
MEDICAL FLUID SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE SHEETING DISPOSABLE UNIT
Applicant name
Baxter International Inc.
Baxter Healthcare S.A.
Opponent name
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
Board
3.2.02
Headnote
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Relevant legal provisions
European Patent Convention Art 123(2) (2007)European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(3) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(2) (2020)
Keywords
Novelty - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes)
Amendments - added subject-matter (no)
Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Late-filed request - justification for late filing (yes)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 0598/20

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:

Claims 1 to 13 of the main request filed with the latter dated 10 February 2021

Description: pages 2 to 29 of the patent specification

Drawings: sheets 1 to 35 of the patent specification